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Posted: March 28, 2011 - 8:22pm

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“I HAVE A HUGE BOWL OF WINE BOTTLE CORKS. I USE THEM IN THE BOTTOM OF PLANTERS, BUT I’D LIKE TO DONATE THEM, AND MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD, TOO, TO SOME ORGANIZATION THAT DOES CRAFTS OR SCHOOLS OR SOMEONE THAT COULD USE THE WINE BOTTLE CORKS. IF YOU WANT THEM, LEAVE A NAME AND NUMBER IN THE VOX.”

“Butterball, the dog from Maranatha Farms, was featured in the paper on Friday. He is the most gentle and loving dog I’ve ever met. He’d be a wonderful addition to a family.”

“I’m calling to thank Bluffton Today for their featured pet of the week on Friday. We saw the picture last week of beautiful Butterball and went to meet him at Petco on Saturday and I’m very happy to say that we adopted him and he will be joining our family next week. His story is absolutely horrific and she said in Saturday’s Darts, ‘I have nothing but seething contempt, both for the person who tried to kill him and his family who turned their backs on him when he was able to find his way back home.’ As Butterball’s new mom, I sincerely want to thank Noah’s Ark who saved his precious little life and Maranatha Farm who took on the job of finding him a forever home. I also want to thank BT for encouraging people to adopt rescued dogs and cats. Butterball is our fourth rescue and they all brought great joy to our lives.”

“On Sunday, in the other newspaper, there were 3 pages of photographs of doctors of various practices associated with one hospital or another. Of those there were 15 or 16 doctors whose photograph showed a growth of beard or mustache. I would not, as a patient, patronize any doctor with a growth of hair on their face. I don’t want to see half their breakfast hanging off their mustache or beard when they are working on me. They should wake up a little bit.”

“We should therefore claim in the name of tolerance the right not to tolerate the intolerant. — Karl Popper”

“Just because an angry, armed mom, speaking in a foreign tongue, is coming at you is no reason to panic and defend yourself. Think about it.”

“Who is at fault for Thursday night’s loss of picture and sound of American Idol? Was it Time Warner or was it the FOX affiliate in Savannah? Also, are they planning to rebroadcast that for all the people in this area who did not see the last 35 minutes and the dramatic ending?”

“Apparently Adventure Radio Group has never heard the saying ‘if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.’ They really had a good station known as the Coast, and went and ruined it by making 107.9 another rock station. Changing to 1130 AM wouldn’t have been so bad if AM stations came in clear without all the static. I have four radios in my house and that station doesn’t come in clear on any of them. Thanks, Adventure. So much for listening to the radio.”

“Any Sun City people who do not go and see ‘70 Girls 70’ are going to miss an excellent play. I went last night and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Editor’s note: We understand it is a hoot.

“I don’t understand how Michelle Obama can preach to others about eating healthy when its obvious to anyone that she’s not. She really needs to start working out and in the meantime she needs to stop wearing sleeveless dresses. Those football upper arms are not attractive on a First Lady or anyone.”

“Just want to let anyone know, if you are looking for a fabulous dinner, Pour Richards on the parkway has fabulous food and I very much enjoyed the atmosphere with my dinner. Please go there if you are looking for a great place for a date night or celebration dinner or just to simply enjoy a night out.”

THEFTS

“This is regarding the

Island West automobile break-ins. Every one of those houses has a two-car garage so I’m not sure why a car needs to be parked in the driveway. If it was in the garage, it wouldn’t have been robbed.”

“You shouldn’t be worried about anonymity when you’re making your Voxes. If you have to have anonymity when you’re voicing your opinion, then you probably shouldn’t be voicing it.”

“Vox Populi is not what it use to be. It is now voice of the people that the editor agrees with. The beauty of our capitalistic system is Bluffton Today is free to handle their business as they see fit; consumers are free to subscribe or not subscribe as they see fit.”

“I’m sorry to say I’ve lost interest in BT Buzz or any of your Voxes. It used to be very interesting to read with all the different opinions. Some were ridiculous but still interesting. I sent in a Vox and you edited my whole Vox. What’s the point of sending in a Vox if you are going to edit it?”

CENSUS

“It’s been reported by the Census Bureau that there are now 50 million Hispanics in our country and God knows how many are here illegally. There is no doubt that this administration will be pushing for a law that will eventually lead to amnesty. Now if you independent voters, as I am, think about it, the government having complete control of health care, of which we will be compelled to rely on, and the majority of 50 million Hispanic votes, the Democrats will turn this once great democracy into a one-party system.”

DIFFERENT TASTES

“Obviously the caller in

the Vox never had the taste of sweet and salty together. Who would have thought that chocolate-covered pretzels would be such a big hit, but they are. If you don’t want sweet potato chips, just don’t buy them.”

BLUFFTON

“Congratulations on all that growth Bluffton. Too bad it’s a cancerous tumor.”

“I thought we were getting a traffic light at S.C. 46 and Bluffton Parkway. We’re getting another circle?”

HILTON HEAD

“I’m curious as to who paid for this so-called patch at the very entrance to the eastbound Hilton Head Island bridges? It is a total waste of money. It is so rough that I literally hit my head on the headliner a moment ago and I’m wearing my seat belt. They went from bad to worse.”

POLITICS

“Democrats overtly advocate a socialist agenda which lives on today under new name such as universal health care, social safety net, and development assistance. The theme is that the leftists who advocate socialists government policies are generous, and those who refuse to re-distribute the wealth are opposing Christian principals. But the welfare state does not operate by the principal of moral generosity; it relies on legalized form of theft — forcibly taking from someone to give to others — and is driven by greed and envy. The welfare state breeds greed by offering wealth without work, and generates envy by promoting class warfare.”

“I read something in the Vox comparing Charlie Sheen to President Bush. Sorry, but Charlie Sheen is a liberal and if he were to run for president he would be a Democrat and the Democrats would all support him. There’s a thought.”

“This is for the leftie who states that FOX News always lies. Have you ever watched that network? I didn’t think so. Do you ever give concrete examples of FOX News lying? No, you don’t; you just spout the mantra of the typical left-wing sheep.”

OBAMA

“President Obama has

taken us into an illegal war in Libya, which is obviously only for the oil. Wow, I didn’t know talking like a liberal left-winger could be so much fun.”

“I’m always a little amused and bewildered by the befuddled trolls who call and say that Obama is turning around the mess that Bush made. If turning around the mess is increasing the debt and deficit astronomically, watching as the private labor force has reduced itself almost 12 percent since he came in then I guess he’s doing a great job. The only thing tangible that he’s done is that he’s increased the federal workforce by about 11.6 percent since he got in office. If you would mind transcriber, the amount of the private employment that has gone down wasn’t 11 percent, it’s 6.7. Sorry to get that all confused. I’ll try better next time.”

HERITAGE

“Regarding the Heritage. The most affected are the Chamber of Commerce and their members. I don’t see the overpaid president or the organization itself supporting the Heritage. Please don’t ask the retired taxpayers to pay when they don’t step up to the plate.”

LAW AND ORDER

“Wow, I’ve heard of cracker jack jails, but are you really serious? Somebody can break out of the Beaufort County Jail by using a light switch cover? If that jail is that fragile, I don’t know what to say. That story just does not make sense. What is really going on here?”

“I want a police chief with integrity not one whose motto is ‘no rules.’”

ECONOMY

“Economic growth generated enough tax revenues to fund a moral state budget before the recession hit. Economic growth can do it again. This progressive believes in free market and capitalism’s ability to generate enough jobs that pay enough to live and buy health insurance and eliminate poverty. Don’t you?”

“I can’t believe there are 600 real estate agents on Hilton Head Island alone. I guess they must be tripping over each other.”

HOUSING

“So this Vox caller is trying to tell us that all the people who live in low-income housing are on work visas? You’re not allowed to be on work visas and live in low-income housing and you are not allowed to be a student and live in low-income housing. Do your research.”

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There were some major good points I just read in the VOX.
1. No one wants Ghadafi's oil. But for that reason, it is important to keep all our friends with benefits, that we already have. We DO need oil, but remember, as far as we "know" the USA did not START this problem in Libya.
2. We'll never be a one party system, unless China, the country who truly does own the majority of our debt (but Canada does, too) takes over in the White House and then, yes, we will have a one party system.
3. Chamber of Commerce: I'll take it a step farther...I lay square on their shoulders the blame for the failure of the industrial park that is now a monkey on the back of this county; I lay square on their shoulders the blame for the crime in the county and their lack of work with Law Enforcement to shape a vision for this county. I lay square on their shoulders any and all lack of jobs and new industries in this county, and particularly reject their stance or lack thereof on trying to get that new mall into Beaufort County, instead of Jasper County.

A mall is clean industry. The industrial park should have easily been leased out. And behind the Chamber, which is apparently less than proactive, blame lays with the Councils and leaders of this county. Instead of micromanaging all these years, and failing in that endeavor, this county should be out front and center doing all it can to bring in industry, be it local or global.

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